5️⃣ Reasons To Change Your Knee Flex in the Backswing

The knees are the gateway to a better golf swing. A longer, more powerful swing that is less stressful on the body - and who wouldn't want that?!

Learn 5 KEY reasons why changing your knee flex is a GAME CHANGER and will help you improve your golf swing instantly!

This only asks you to move your body in EXACTLY the way it was designed. All movements are within the body's normal range of motion, and by allowing your body to move as it was designed, you'll be able to swing more powerfully and effortlessly than ever before!

So let me give you 5 reasons to change your knee flex and unlock the most effortless swing imaginable!

1. To increase the turn
2. To turn the hips on a tilted angle
3. To facilitate inward hand path
4. To reduce sway
5. To relieve stress on the body

When it come to the golf swing, most discussion involves TURNING the body back and through to create your ideal swing, however, this description is inaccurate and incomplete.

The tilting motion that happens in the backswing, downswing, and follow-through is far less talked about, but far more important if you want to build a consistent swing. To complete a functional golf swing, golfers must turn on a TILTED angle, and to TILT correctly involves multiple body parts - especially the KNEES!

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[ast]

This is literally the key to the golf swing, and few people talk about it. Watch any tour player you want, they all bend the lead knee in the backswing. This sets the whole swing in proper motion. So many things just automatically go right when you do this, and so many things automatically go wrong when you don't. This is definitely my number 1 golf tip now.

[GolfPassport]

Excellent. I was on to this but you've confirmed it and very clearly...

[toddwmac]

Thanks and great vid. It has always frustrated and confused me to hear people say things like "90 degrees of shoulder rotation". It is not an accurate description. It is 90 degrees of body rotation measured at the shoulders. By just telling a beginner golfer (or not so beginner): "now just rotate your body so your left shoulder is pointing towards the ball but don't slide your feet around", everything is goodness. 100% of people will naturally move the knees correctly. It really should be the only way rotation is introduced. As always, in appreciation.

[dcd]

Rob can you do a video on what feel you should look for when starting the down swing…. Hips? Shoulder down? I am almost there. I just struggle with starting the down swing.

[steelydad]

Great video. The solution for the dreaded sway and inconsistent contact.

[rlmonson]

Rob, I was struggling mightily with low point control and compression After watching the knee flex video all is well in my golf world. I found that flexing the left knee in the back swing allows me to simply “lean in” to the left and slightly downward in transition and then straighten the left leg coming into impact. I made excellent contact, my head stayed behind the ball with good right side bend and balls just rocketed off of the club face. So if I get the knee flex correct in the backswing my shoulder turn is adequate and I don’t have to add additional flex to the left knee on the downswing. The challenging part was the timing of straightening the left leg at/after impact. This will require more consistency but I easily added 20+ yards with mid and long irons. This aspect of the golf swing is way overlooked. Ok by me if it stays a secret. Thank you Rob!

[gvblack]

Fantastic topic and very under emphasized. Great job, Rob!

[jvitali]

Thanks Rob always good material . I missed your lessons from the previous site

[paulgriffiths]

Great explanation, Rob. Thank you.

Logical next video would be to show, in the same methodical detail, how the knees perform during the rest of the swing. A lot of us lose the plot from here.

[andrewleventis]

Another excellent video, you have changed my game

[mddraino]

Hey Rob, do you have any videos on issues related towards my head dipping down and towards the ball when changing my knee flex ? Appreciate your help!

[russquick]

Another great visual Rob. So simple, so sound and it looks like you never stop covering the ball. Did I get this right?-Stay well-Russ

[Gafgarion]

When I first went to Golftec, the first thing we did was the knee flex / hip turn. Without fixing anything else I immediately started drawing / hooking (I was slicing), and I added a full club of distance across my whole bag. It felt like a "one weird trick" that actually worked.

[Graham-bgij]

I tilt my spine left as the club swings back - I tilt my spine right as my club swings through - my spine opposes the clubs directional force - my knees / hips automatically rotate inwards - back on themselves - great with my driver

[wes]

Rob, your videos are great and at 40 I’m now hitting amazingly off a mat. However, I would love to see a video with tips on taking what you’ve become proficient at on a mat and transitioning that to hitting off the ground on a course which is never as level or perfect as a mat is. Thanks!

[lindsayk]

Hitting the driver and woods great with this however Im inconsistent with my irons. Any suggestions, would like to be consistent with all clubs. Yes I want it all. Great vid.

[rickwilliams]

Im having a problem with the weight transferring over to the back leg when turning in the backswing, Im pretty sure in the S&T golf swing it suppose to stay mainly on the front leg. where is the pressure being felt in the back foot during the backswing?

[MartialGolf]

Hi Rob, Love your videos. Does keeping the weight left possibly cause a lot of stress on the left hip and knee? I see how it takes stress off the right, but does it transfer that stress to the left? Thanks!

[kevinjohn]

Hi Rob...Great timing for me. I think I was collapsing my left knee (which I think made me over rotate and totally unlock my right leg) and kept hitting the fade. I worked on having my left knee go "forward" yesterday and hit some really great shots. My question is with feet flared out does the knee flex towards your toes or more forward towards the ball.

[carlor.s.]

In bending my left knee, I used to turn it in toward my right knee, but now I try to just bend it forward which I believe you suggested before. I flare my feet, but I also pull my right foot back a little to close my stance. I saw another video which suggested this would cause a misalignment to the target. What do you think, Rob? I've seen other videos which say never close or open your stance,